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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sheba refuse to plead guilty in court?
(a) She did not have an affair.
(b) She does not feel that she has done anything indecent.
(c) She did not kill anyone.
(d) She is hoping that the charges will be dropped.

2. What description of Sheba swims into Barbara's mind at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Plain.
(b) Shabby.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Fey person.

3. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.
(b) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(c) She is actually Barbara's half-sister.
(d) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.

4. What does Elaine Clifford tell the other teachers about Sheba's teaching?
(a) She has raised test scores in all of her classes already.
(b) She throws things at the students.
(c) She is an excellent pottery teacher.
(d) She curses at the students.

5. How does Barbara first meet Sheba?
(a) At "Parent/Teacher Night."
(b) During Mawson's "Meet and Greet."
(c) Through Steven's parents.
(d) Through Sue Hodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sheba's name short for?

2. What does Samuels compare Sheba's classroom to?

3. Why does Sheba's son attend a private school?

4. How does Sheba feel about the gift left for her in Chapter 2?

5. Where are Sheba and Barbara staying as the foreword begins?

(see the answer key)

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